Tag: Budgets and Deficits

House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks during a news conference September 25, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Steny Hoyer: Another shutdown unlikely because Republicans ‘are not stupid’

Sean Lengell · June 17, 2014 5:09 pm

Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter on Monday left open the possibility of expanding Louisiana's Medicaid program to cover more of the working poor. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

David Vitter says he’d consider Medicaid expansion

Melinda Deslatte · June 17, 2014 1:47 pm

The Rhode Island Senate on Monday endorsed an $8.7 billion budget for the coming fiscal year that legislative leaders said makes bold changes to help the state economy, and sent it to Gov. Lincoln Chafee for his expected signature. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Senate approves $8.7 billion budget; sends to Lincoln Chafee

Erika Niedowski · June 17, 2014 1:43 pm

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill aimed at improving military veterans' and service members' access to higher education and jobs. It's also intended to help prevent military identity fraud and theft. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Ohio governor signs bill to help veterans, military

Associated Press · June 17, 2014 1:39 pm

The Consumer Price Index rose to 2.1 percent for the year ending in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (Thinkstock)

Inflation surges in May

Joseph Lawler · June 17, 2014 1:32 pm

A top state Senate budget-writer says differences with the House over Medicaid spending and the state lottery must first be resolved in negotiations for a final updated North Carolina spending plan. (Thinkstock Image)

Senate officially rejects North Carolina House budget proposal

Associated Press · June 17, 2014 1:31 pm

Long-term money a big boost for high-speed rail

Juliet Williams · June 16, 2014 10:00 pm

A rat moves along the ground near the subway tracks at Union Square in New York. In July 2014, New York City plans to got to war with its rat population. Financed with $611,000 from the City's budget, an army of inspectors will descend on the cityâs most rat-infested neighborhoods, targeting the parks, sewers and dumping areas where rats congregate and breed. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Rodents winning New York rat race, but humans fight back

Verena Dobnik · June 16, 2014 1:37 pm

State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, right, pumps his fist after the Senate approved the state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, June 15, 2014. Lawmakers faced a Sunday deadline to pass the $108 billion spending plan that meets Gov. Jerry Brown's demand for a rainy day fund and paying down debt while allocating some of the surplus to programs benefiting lower-income Californians.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California legislature approves $108 billion state budget

FENIT NIRAPPILDON THOMPSON · June 16, 2014 2:54 am

Tensions rise as New Jersey budget deadline nears

ANGELA DELLI SANTI · June 15, 2014 4:24 pm

Del. S. Chris Jones, R-Suffolk, left, chairman of the House Appropriations committee, shakes hands with the committee chief of staff, Robert Vaughn, right, after the budget was approved by the House of Delegates at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown).

Virginia passes budget with Medicaid restriction

Larry O'dell · June 13, 2014 5:20 am

Michigan Legislature adjourns without gas tax hike

David Eggert · June 13, 2014 4:32 am